Ultimate List Of 20 Bad (Dangerous) Lube Ingredients To Avoid
I am sharing here a provocative article, which originates from our website dedicated to safety of personal lubricants (lubes) and the best user experience regarding the use of sexual lubes.
Original source — Lube For Sex [https://lubeforsex.com/]
We made this list, since we weren’t able to find such list anywhere else on the web. Some people talk about ingredients, but in no case, there are 20 of them, and in no case there are ingredient synonyms included. And that’s why this list of 20 dangerous lube ingredients is so important to all lube users.
What’s a Lube (Personal Lubricant)?
Personal lubricant (also simply called “lube”) is a great way for spicing up your sex life. They can be used for all sorts of kinky sexual acts.
Lubes made from the right ingredients can actually come with medicinal benefits for your skin. For example: cold-pressed virgin coconut oil is proven to heal yeast infections and provide benefits for your skin. Same goes for natural aloe vera gel, which can do incredible stuff for your skin revitalization.
Some ways you can use your lube for:
- oral sexual acts;
- to prevent a painful anal intercourse;
- a good lube is also edible making it great for oral sex;
- and there are also less dirty applications of lube, such as using it for sensual massage, or rubbing it to cellulite affected areas to reduce cellulite.
However, problems may occur, when using a bad lube, made from harmful ingredients.
This is why we tested 15+ types and brands of lubes and analyzed each lube ingredient in-depth.
This is how our ultimate list of 20 Dangerous Lube Ingredients was created.
Why Should You Care About Lube Ingredients?
There are people who don’t (and never will) care about the ingredients in their lube. That’s OK if you never stumble upon any “problems”.
The biggest issue is, that bad lube ingredients work slow. These ingredients usually don’t pose any threat after a single use. However, the systematic, repeated use, may result in bigger issues.
Some of the problems connected to using lube containing dangerous lube ingredients:
- Yeast infections.
- Bacterial vaginosis.
- Irritations.
- Inflammations.
- Allergic reactions.
- Fertility issues.
- Possibly even cancer in the long run.
It is the same effect as in smoking cigarettes — You don’t die from 1 cig, you die from the systematic (repeated) use of the substance.
The list we are sharing, contains 20 (worst) lube ingredients, that are proven to be toxic to human in one way or another. Scientific studies are confirming it, people are confirming having problems after usage of such lubes, but manufacturers are still allowed to use these ingredients.
Therefore, you can take this list, whenever you go shopping for a brand-new lube. You will be able to identify the ingredients, eliminate the products containing them, and pick the right (ingredient safe) lube that does not contain any of the 20 dangerous lube ingredients.
Did you know, some of the ingredient even include formaldehyde as an antimicrobial agent. And practically all of them are classified as irritants.
The Ultimate List Of 20 Bad (Dangerous) Lube Ingredients
Below you can find the table (actually screen shot pictures) of 20 worst lube ingredients to avoid. Avoiding these dangerous lube ingredients, your sexual experience will not only be safer, it will also be more pleasurable.
For the full text version (table) you can visit an original source article on 20 dangerous lube ingredients, at the included link.
PS: the ingredient synonyms serve as a mean for easier detection of the ingredients — sometimes manufacturers try to camouflage a particular ingredient by simply renaming it to a lesser known synonym (e.g. renaming Diazolidinyl Urea to its synonym Germall II).
Text version (the main names of the dangerous lube ingredients):
- DMDM Hydantoin
- Diazolidinyl Urea
- Imidazolidinyl Urea
- Polyoxymethylene Urea
- Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Lilial)
- Glycerin
- Methylparaben
- Ethylparaben
- Propylparaben
- Butylparaben
- Isobutylparaben
- Isopropylparaben
- Benzylparaben
- Tetrasodium EDTA
- Disodium EDTA
- Calcium disodium EDTA
- Paraffinum Liquidum
- Propylene Glycol
- Benzocaine
- Flavors (in general)
If you’d like to know more about dangerous lube ingredients and specific recommendations on best personal lubricants (safest and best performance lubes) you are invited to join the discussion or simply take a look at our official lube website, where we talk about lubes, skincare, sex-health, and general topics related to sex.
Have fun and a happy new year. Sincerely yours, the Lube For Sex team.
